''Pro Football Illustrated'' was an American

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on professional

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. It was published from the 1940s into the 1970s.

History and profile

''Pro Football Illustrated'' was established in 1941. The magazine was based in

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. It was among the first magazines to extensively cover professional football. From 1943 to 1948 the magazine selected an

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team.

References

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